Vol67 no5 2006

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Building A Staircase ecently my friends and I bit off a task we had long contemplated, and long procrastinated. Up at The Farm, in The Barn, our loft was accessible only via the original ladder from hallway floor to the roof. Perhaps you know the type of ladder I mean, one built in and encased in a frame to hold back the bales of hay normally found in a loft.

This intelligent design provides both a mechanism of ascent into the loft and a way to directly get bales from storage in the loft to the stalls of livestock below.

For 60 years this particular ladder has served its intended purpose perfectly.

At this very moment no one is still up in the loft, all the hay is out as well…so the ladder has indeed done its job. Not one fraction of an inch has it loosened, broken down or faltered in any way. In the seat where I sit right now, these last sentences bring immediately to mind other things of intended permanence which work very, very well. More on that after the story at hand.

We imagined, before building the staircase, that it would be very handy with a set of steps. Now that we bunk in the loft, now that we often watch DVD cowboy movies and visit long into the night in the loft, now that the loft is a refuge for some and a retreat for the rest…well, wouldn’t it be great if we could make the loft somehow more accessible to all? So we could carry our gear up (and down) with ease, so we could manage getting food up there without the added challenge of climbing a ladder with only one hand…I’m certain most everyone gets the idea. It was determined that it was time to start. We knew the end product we wanted. Where to begin?

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nyone who would build a staircase must first determine where to put it. In our case, this was at least an hour’s worth of discussion, measuring, diagramming, redesigning, arguing and, finally, consensus. No perfect location existed. There were benefits and challenges with every option. We arrived at our consensus only to learn that the really tough decision was yet to be made: exactly where to make the first step and exactly what its dimensions should be. What we learned was that to make a regular set of steps, with even risers, stable treads, the necessary clearance for a variety of heads and all the

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September 2006 Vol. 67, No. 5 OFFICERS Don Johnson President Glenn Chambers First Vice President Mike Schallon Second Vice President Duane Addleman Secretary Randy Washburn Treasurer

benefits of comfort and subtle functionality characteristic of those excellent staircases which we always use but never notice…well, to build in all that, one must know not only the starting point and destination, but have the entire journey between carefully planned. This was quite a revelation to us amateur carpenters. Let’s leave the staircase for the moment. hat does all this particular long-winded report have to do with conservation? With natural resources? With our outdoor heritage?

Everything. Absolutely everything. As we built the stairs, our people voted to renew the State Parks & Soils statewide sales tax on August 8. The Citizen’s Committee faced EXACTLY analogous challenges to those of our amateur carpenters. We knew the goal: renewal of the tax, we knew where we were starting off: a diverse assemblage of folks who really cared but had almost no money. These Citizens built quite a staircase! The tax passed by the widest margin in its 22 year history! It passed by at least a simple majority in all but 3 Missouri counties…and nearly passed in those three! It passed by the widest margin in the only county where there was organized opposition to the tax.

Such are the best of fruits of well conceived and performed effort of private citizens.

This excellent staircase can readily take us up to where we want to go. It can also always provide a path to revisit our origins. We now have 10 years to use and enjoy it at leisure. Good for all of us!

The “other staircase” the Design for Conservation Sales Tax, the permanent staircase alluded to earlier in my ramblings, also serves us all with excellence.

One almost doesn’t notice its workings.

One almost takes it for granted at times. Those generations who have known no other Missouri than the one so very well served by these two sales taxes take note: they do not exist by accident; no agency or politician has imposed them upon us…we have intentionally, with great effort, imposed them upon ourselves. To continue to serve us all so very well, they will always require regular maintenance and our ever vigilant protection. There will always be some folks who would have us believe that removing a step or two

STAFF Dave Murphy Executive Director/Editor Lynne Jensen Lampe Design & Production Laurie Coleman Admin. Associate/ Membership and Managing Editor Leigh Love Admin. Associate/ Accounting

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wouldn’t matter much, or that changing the staircase’s location or removing it all together would have no consequence. You know better.

Back at The Barn, the staircase is built. It will likely serve my one day Grandchildren as well as it serves the builders right now. They may never know, firsthand, the efforts required to build the staircase. They may never fully appreciate the challenges we faced.

They will darn sure run up and down the steps with the reckless abandon and certainty of ownership with which you and I visit our public lands. That’s OK. But let’s not forget the lessons learned as we built the staircase. It is up to each of us to pass on our Great Missouri Legacy.

Dave Murphy CFM Executive Director

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A Thank You For The Passage Of Amendment 1 Thanks for supporting Amendment 1 on August 8th. Voters overwhelmingly approved the renewal of the Parks and Soils Tax at the polls by a 71% margin.

The reauthorization passed statewide in all but three Missouri counties.

The measure passed thanks in large part to the hard work of the Citizens’ Committee for Soil, Water and State Parks, Conservation Federation members, and many partnering organizations who felt strongly about the value of our State parks, soils and water conservation resources.

The funding will now be in place until 2016 when citizens must again reautho-

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rize it. However, over the next decade this important source of revenue will continue to provide many benefits to all citizens and our state parks, soil and water resources. All Missourians were winners with the passage of Amendment 1. Again, we thank you!

Ron Coleman, Member, Citizens’ Committee for Soil, Water and State Parks

COMMITTEE REPORT

CFM Stategic Planning Committee Reviews Goals uring the past several months the Strategic Planning Committee, co-chaired

by Howard Fisher and Earl Cannon, has been developing a plan to help CFM achieve success into the future. Five strategic Goals for the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) have been approved for the Board as follows:

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1. Increase the Sustaining Membership 2. Maintain and increase funding sources for the CFM 3. Expand involvement with the legislature 4. Protect Missouri Department of Conservation Constitutional authority 5. Encourage outreach to achieve

diversity within the CFM These goals are not meant to be restrictive in any consideration of action by any CFM committee. They are for guidance in achieving CFM aims.

Standing committees of CFM have started to take actions aimed at implementing some of these goals.

The CFM Board welcomes suggestions that might help this effort or might lead to other goals that would help the Federation. The CFM Board also welcomes help from anyone with the implementation of actions supporting the five goals.

CFM Strategic Planning Update Howard Fisher and Earl Cannon met with the CFM officers and committee chairs at the summer CFM

Conservationists For Life Charles Abele, Saint Louis Duane and Nancy Addleman, Springfield Dane Balsman, Perryville Jim Tom Blair, Saint Louis Ron Coleman, Saint Albans Mark Corio, Columbia Dave Kolb Grading, Saint Charles John Enderle, Kelso Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Fleming, Columbia Howard & Sara Fleming, Moberly Mr. & Mrs. Matt Fleming, Moberly Allan Hoover, Pleasant Hill Don Johnson, Festus Roger & Debbie Johnson, Humansville Duane & Cosette Kelly, Independence Sara Knight, Charlotte, NC Carl Kurz, Leawood, KS

Jay Law, Saint James Gerald Lee, Kansas City Joel LeMaster, Fulton Leroy Logan, Arnold Chip McGeehan, Marshfield Cynthia Metcalfe, Saint Louis David Murphy, Columbia Abe Phillips, Saint Louis Gerald Ross, Jefferson City Mike Schallon, Ballwin Timothy Schwent, Jackson Charles & Winnie Stribling, Mexico Barbara VanBenschoten, Kansas City Randy Washburn, Jefferson City Stephen Wilson, Hartsburg Dick Wood, Saint Louis Howard Wood, Bonne Terre Robert Ziehmer, California

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board meeting to review the strategic planning process being implemented.

Efforts thus far appear to meet expectations. The group recommended establishing the Strategic Planning Committee as a standing committee which will require an amendment to the By-Laws. This action is being referred to the By-Laws Committee for follow-up. Earl Cannon was named Co-Chair of the committee and joins Howard Fisher in this capacity.

Regarding the CFM Goal “Encourage Outreach to Achieve Diversity within the CFM,” it was recommended that Missouri Wildlife be used to help achieve this goal. Outreach to garden clubs across the state was recommended as one way to achieve greater diversity.

The need to reach out to groups

that may have dropped their affiliation with CFM was another action recommended. The establishment of a Legislative Committee might be used to engage more members of CFM in activities and efforts.

In future board meetings we will have additional goals to be considered by the board probably dealing with the CFM resource committees and our relationship with the general public.

This article is the first of articles to follow each CFM board meeting to help update the membership on the status of progress being achieved as part of the CFM Strategic Plan.

Watch for another update following the fall board meeting.

Howard Fisher and Earl Cannon Co-chairs, CFM Strategic Planning Committee

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Update From The President n our recent statewide election, the renewal of the Parks & Soils tax received a resounding approval.

Once again citizens from our rural and metropolitan areas joined together to voice their support of outdoors Missouri. In many peoples minds this was their way to show support of “The Conservation Tax.” This speaks volumes for the support of the Conservation movement here in our great state. The Conservation Federation is the citizens group that fuels the conservation effort here in Missouri. We need all of you!

Please take a moment to renew your sustaining membership to the CFM. If you are not a member, please join. You can do either by simply calling (800) 5752322.

This is a great time to take your family outdoors and enjoy the many

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resources that are available here in Missouri. Great fishing and good luck!

Don Johnson CFM President

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Please mail this application with your membership dues to: Conservation Federation of Missouri 728 West Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559 If you have any questions, call us at 1-800-575-2322 or visit us at www.confedmo.com.

Name __________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________State ____________Zip code __________ Work phone: ____________________________Home phone: ______________________ Fax number: ____________________________E-mail address: ____________________ Please make checks payable to the Conservation Federation of Missouri.* Or you may charge your membership dues to your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover.

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A COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM AROUND THE STATE

B Division team members from left to right: Earl Cannon, Tim Ripperger, Randy Washburn and Dave Murphy.

CFM Shooters Win Championships Several Conservation Federation of Missouri board members and officers participated on two teams that won championships at the Corporate Classic Clay Shoot, a fundraising event benefiting the Central Missouri Food Bank on June 16. The event was held at the River Hills Sporting Clays facility near Boonville and involved twelve teams (48 shooters). The team that included Glenn Chambers, First Vice President of CFM, and members of the University of Missouri Shooting Team won the championship in the A Division breaking an unbelievable 145 of 150 sporting clay targets. The CFM team consisting of Executive Director, Dave Murphy, board members Randy Washburn and Earl Cannon, and Tim Ripperger of the Missouri Department of Conservation won the championship in the B Division breaking 115 or 150 clay targets.

The CFM appreciates being invited to participate in this worthy cause and thanks the River Hills Sporting Clays owners, the Central Missouri Food Bank staff and all others who made this a most enjoyable event. The Central Missouri Food Bank provides food for needy person in 33 counties in central and northeast Missouri. Staff of the CMFB receives and distributes nearly 20 million pounds of food annually, feeding an average of 75,000 people per month. The CMFB is a major recipient

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of venison donated by deer hunters to the Missouri Share the Harvest Program made possible by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Shelter Insurance, Bass Pro Shops, Whitetails Unlimited, CFM and its affiliate clubs and organizations.

Those attending the 25th Annual MPA meeting will have an opportunity to view the rebirth of Johnson’s Shut-in State Park. Pictured here are scenes before and after the December 2005 devastation.

Missouri Parks Association Fall Meeting Set For Pilot Knob September 29-October 1, 2006 The Missouri Parks Association (MPA) will hold its 25th Annual Meeting September 29-October 1 in Pilot Knob, Missouri. The meeting will feature a tour of Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park, Elephant Rocks and a barbeque at Fort Davidson State Park. There will be an optional hike on Church Mountain and tour of a Civil War enactors’ encampment.

The Missouri Parks Association is the citizen’s supportive organization of

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Left to right: Benton County Southern District Commissioner Tom Henderson, Warsaw Mayor Ken Brown, Sedalia Mayor Bob Wasson, Clinton Mayor Pro Tem Clyde Briggs, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers, Henry County Northern District Commissioner Don Bullock and Benton County Presiding Commissioner Rodney Meyer.

our Missouri State Parks system.

According to Dr. Susan Flader former MPA president “you always get an up close tour and behind the scenes look at the situation when attending MPA meetings such as this one. Our meeting this year will be featuring the rebirth of Johnson’s Shut-ins”.

Reservations for the Fort Davidson Motel need to be made by August 31.

Call 573-546-7427. To register for the 25th Annual MPA meeting contact Eleanor Hoefle by calling 314-8696534. MPA is a CFM affiliate.

Department of Natural Resources Opens New Satellite Office Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers recently welcomed visitors to the Aug. 5 grand opening of the new contact station at Harry S Truman State Park. The ribbon-cutting ceremony also marked the establishment of a new Truman Lake Satellite Office for the Field Services Division. Officials from Benton, Pettis and Henry Counties joined Childers for the ribbon cutting. More than 200 area citizens and state park campers enjoyed grilled bratwurst, hot dogs and other refreshments at the event. The department gave tours of the new facility, provided games for children and awarded door prizes for free camping and boat rentals from the park marina.

Welcome CFM New Members Darrell Adams, Springfield Richard Bangert, Cape Girardeau Guy Barber, Hawk Point Aaron Bennett, O’Fallon Kelly Birmes, Villa Ridge Rhonda Calvin, Marine, IL Kevin Carpentier, Florissant

Alyssa Cooley, Saint Charles Robert Davis, Saint Peters Karen & Jeff Dimond, Lamar Corina Dowell, Bowling Green Ed Farnsworth, Lohman Jim Farthing, Jefferson City Matt Foley, Marthasville Greg Frasca, Ballwin Brian Fronabarger, Aurora Bernodette Geringer, Saint Charles Steve Govero, Springfield Jason Gremmelsbacher, Columbia Brian Hanes, Cuba Rich Hemmer, Winfield Brian Henry, Springfield Oliver Hutton, Weaubleau Ron Inman, Springfield David Kauffman, Saint Louis Ian Knell, Ozark Mel Kohl, Saint Albans Jim Lawing, Saint Charles Richard Ledoux, Ridgedale Debbie Lockhart, Odessa Mark Lynch, Imperial Joe McDonald, Springfield Adam McHaffie, Crane William Michael, Forsyth Mark Morris, Laquey Michelle Nanista, Eureka Joseph Nelson, Springfield John Petschonek, Florissant Mike Pinkston, Saint Louis Steve Russell, Battlefield Eric Schaberg, Saint Charles Mossie Schallon, Ballwin Norm Schneider, Saint Charles Todd Schroeder, House Springs C. Diane Smith, Saint Charles Keith Smith, Ozark Cynthia Stocker, Saint Louis John Stokes, Jefferson City Jim Talbert, Jefferson City Tyler Thomson, Kahoka Whitney Thomson, Milan Henry Tummons, Springfield Kyle Valle, Plato George Watson, Buffalo Gary Wilson, Kansas City Jackie Woody, Reeds Spring

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2006 Annual Fall Conference Conservation Federation of Missouri September 15-17, 2006 Name of Each Participant

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If you plan to stay at a location OTHER than the barracks at Camp Clover Point, please circle one of the following: 1. A state campground

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* Registration is $75 per person. (Children under 2 stay free. Those under 12 pay $50 for the weekend.) The day rate is $10 per day and $10 per meal. If you do not plan to stay for the duration of the conference, please indicate the day(s) and meal(s) at which you will be present.

Registrations will be $75.

Please make your check payable to CFM and mail it to 728 West Main, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

You may also pay by credit card. Credit Card # _______________________________ Exp. Date _________ Signature of cardholder_____________________________________________

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A Brief Autumn Encounter e left the field with his setter, shotgun, three quail and a pheasant in his game vest. As he reached the country road he was accosted by three people, a man and two women, with PETA insignias on their jackets.

Before he could acknowledge them, one of the women shouted at him,“How can you possibly justify killing those poor, defenseless little birds?”

He held up his hand and in a calm voice replied,“You asked me a question.

Before I answer, let me make some inquiries of you. To begin with, do you belong to your state’s laymen’s conserva-

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tion association?

“Do you have memberships in, and make regular contributions, to the Nature Conservancy, the National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, or any other wildlife conservation-minded organization?

“Do you annually purchase national Migration Bird Hunting and Conservation stamps?

“Have you ever driven treacherous snow-covered rural roads and skated across icy fields to deliver pails of life saving corn and milo to remote quail coveys?

“Have you helped plant food plots and

natural grass cover for wildlife?

“Do you wade streams and walk river banks to pick up refuse thrown there by thoughtless people?

“Are you acquainted with your regional conservation officer so that you can readily report observing the unlawful taking of game or fish?

“Do you look forward to the annual waterfowl migration and get a heartwarming lift to see a flock of geese against an indescribably beautiful winter sunset?

“Have you ever tried to persuade farmer friends to leave some standing rows of unharvested grain next to the fence?

“Does the sight of a strutting wild turkey gobbler give you heart palpitations?

“Has a spring morning view of a doe and her newly minted twin fawns made your day more pleasant?

“Does the happy shriek of a child with his first bluegill on his line bring a smile to your face?

“If you can honestly answer yes to some of these questions, I will continue this conversation. Otherwise, old Sport and I will be on our way.”

After some indignant angry sputtering by the three, he went on to his truck.

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Second Missouri Wildlife Arts Festival Returns To Historic St. Charles November 4th And 5th onserving our land and water resources through the arts will again be the theme of the Second Annual Missouri Wildlife

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Arts Festival scheduled for November 45. It is estimated that as many as 1500 visitors came through the doors of the beautiful Foundry Arts Centre in his-

toric downtown St. Charles, Missouri last year to view the works of over thirty top notch wildlife artists from across America last year. On display this year

will be paintings, photography, pottery, bronzes and cravings depicting nature at its best.

This unique event is sponsored by the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) in partnership with the Missouri Wildlife Artist Society and two St. Louis area CFM affiliates, the Open Space Council and the Greenway Network. Proceeds from the festival go to support the conservation work of the sponsoring groups.

Located in the heart of the Mississippi River Flyway near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers with many hunt clubs nearby, the City of St. Charles is an ideal location for this event says David Murphy CFM Executive Director “there are plenty of nice places for the artists and visitors to dine and find quality lodging.” This year the Conservation Federation will hold its quarterly board meeting in conjunction with the festival, so be sure to make your reservations early.

Those wishing to exhibit art, volunteer or attend the festival can contact the CFM office for more information by calling 1-800-575-2322.

Ron Coleman, CFM Festival Coordinator

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CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS

In the three photos on this page, Conservation Leadership Corps students draft resolutions at the CFM annual conference. They research, draft and present the resolutions to the CFM membership at large for approval. Approved resolutions form the basis for CFM’s actions in the coming year.

Mission Statement: Engaging youth in sustaining the conservation of our natural resources.

Purpose: Sustain conservation leadership in Missouri and the Conservation federation of Missouri through involvement, education and training of future leaders by providing selected high school and college students with networking skills, conservation education opportunities and full participation in policy making and the legislative process.

Vision 1: Young members of the Conservation Federation of Missouri who are dedicated to its cause and are being educated and trained to assume future leadership roles within the organization.

Vision 2: A cadre of involved, educated and trained young individuals committed to the conservation of Missouri’s abundant natural resources.

Vision 3: A group of well-educated and trained professionals who are committed to working in the field of natural resources management in Missouri.

Nominate An Outstanding Student CLC Seeks To Expand Participation emember that old Election Day saying “Vote Early and Vote Often”? Well, now you have the opportunity to do just that…legally!

The Education Committee of the Conservation Federation of Missouri is seeking nominations of students to the Conservation Leadership Corps. We need your help! From anglers to archers, from coon hunters to canoeists, from fishermen to falconers, from affiliates to sustaining members, we want your input.

What is the Conservation Leadership Corps? Those Federation members who attended any of the last four Conventions are well aware of this vibrant group of young men and women who want to make an impact on conservation issues now and in the future.

For those unfamiliar with the CLC, here is a brief summary of the program.

The CLC consists of a group of highly recommended students, ranging from sophomores in high school through seniors in college. These students have already achieved academic success and have been involved in conservation projects and issues. The Corps began in 2002 with a small group of students.

Each year the membership has expanded. In February of 2006, approximately

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PLEASE Take a few minutes to nominate that SPECIAL student! Provide an opportunity for a young man or woman to see how CFM works. Let a budding conservationist meet and network with others on important issues. Our aim is to have students from every part of our great state. We also urge you to nominate students from all cultures and backgrounds. This is your chance to make a contribution to the future of CFM! 50 students participated in the annual Convention.

The program has been enthusiastically received by CLC members and Federation members alike. Following are some comments received from the students: “Great meeting and talking with people as well as seeing how the

resolution process works.”

“The issues discussed were pertinent and important to all our members.” “…A great way to meet people and gain knowledge of conservation.”

“Thank you for allowing me this great chance.”

WE NEED TO RECEIVE YOUR NOMINATIONS BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2006.

THANK YOU

The Corps began in 2002 with a small group of students. Each year the membership has expanded.

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CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS

Please nominate a Missouri high school sophomore through college senior student who has exhibited excellent academic achievement, conservation honors, and conservation leadership.

Student Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box:

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City: __________________________________________ Zip Code: __________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________________________ Present School: ________________________________________________________________________

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Street or PO Box: ______________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________________________ Zip Code: __________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________________________ What qualities does the nominee exhibit to make him/her an excellent candidate for Conservation Leadership Corps? ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

Return this form by September 29, 2006 to: David Murphy, Executive Director Conservation Federation of Missouri 728 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101-1534 M I S S O U R I

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AGENCY NEWS

Renewal Of Parks-And-Soils Sales Tax Ensures Continued Protection Of Wildlife Habitat ’d like to thank Missouri voters for once again supporting the parksand-soils sales tax. Missouri voters first approved the tax in 1984 and have since renewed it three times, most recently on the Aug. 8 ballot. It is a tremendous responsibility to the future, and we look forward to continuing our efforts to provide Missouri citizens the most outstanding state parks and soil and water resources we can achieve with the funds you have committed for that purpose.

This statewide one-tenth-of-one percent sales tax is divided equally between Missouri’s system of state parks and state historic sites and our soil and water conservation efforts. Currently three-fourths of the state park system’s budget and

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almost the entire Soil and Water Conservation Program’s budget come from the parks-and-soils sales tax.

This tax includes a sunset clause, which gives the public more opportunity for input on what they feel is important to the state park system and the soil and water program. The clause helps keep the system and program accountable, and also allows for adjustments that may need to be made to ensure the programs are operated efficiently and effectively.

The support provided by this tax has helped make Missouri’s state park system one of the finest in the nation. This system is composed of more than 140,000 acres in 83 state parks and historic sites plus access to 61,000 acres in the Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry. Within this system, visitors have the opportunity to learn first-hand about Missouri’s diverse wildlife. For example, in spring, visitors

to Prairie State Park can view the courtship dance of the prairie chicken.

Visitors to Rock Bridge Memorial State Park enjoy learning about bats in Devil’s Icebox Cave. And every year in March, fishing enthusiasts flock to Bennett Spring State Park, Roaring River State Park and Montauk State Park in hopes of catching a rainbow trout or, at the very least, a good story.

Money from the soils portion of this sales tax has provided financial incentives and technical assistance for more than 70 watershed projects and has helped thousands of landowners install conservation practices. Between fiscal year 1986 and March 2005, landowners received more than $388 million in assistance. When soil erodes it can wash into streams, rivers and lakes. Soil not only decreases water clarity, it carries chemicals and nutrients into Missouri’s waterways. Sediment increases

chances of flooding, and it can also lead to the destruction of valuable aquatic habitat, such as fish spawning areas.

While Missouri once ranked number two in the nation for its high rate of soil erosion, we have decreased our erosion rates by half since initial passage of the sales tax, saving more than 148 million tons of soil and protecting Missouri’s rivers, lakes and streams. By keeping soil on our land and out of our water, we have helped promote a healthier habitat for the many birds and fish that call Missouri’s waterways home.

For more information about this tax, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/index.html#psst.

Thank you for helping us protect and preserve Missouri’s state parks and our soil and water quality.

Doyle Childers Director, DNR

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Best of all, each of these vivid slices of Missouri wildlife will greatly benefit CFM. The cards are sold only in high-quality sets of 12. There are 3 copies of each of the 4 images in every set (whitetail buck, greater prairie chicken, belted kingfisher, eastern bluebird). Each card is 5 x 7 with a full color photo on the front, a nature note by Jim with our CFM logo, mission statement and contact information on the back and plenty of space for your message on the inside. High quality, matched envelopes accompany each card.

Please order your cards today! We are certain you will enjoy sending them as much as your friends will enjoy receiving them. A dozen cards are yours for only $19. If you order 3 or more sets, you pay only $16 per set. Prices include shipping and handling. To buy cards, use the form below, call (800) 5752322 or go to www.confedmo.org. Mail your payment to 728 West Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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AGENCY NEWS

Protect Our Outdoors Learn The Threats To Missouri’s Resources he last time you purchased flowers, shrubs, seedlings or even bait, did you think about where they originated? “Exotic” or “non-native” species refer to plants, animals and other organisms that are accidentally or purposefully introduced to lands and waters outside of their native territory.

Though many are brought here for legitimate purposes, such as prevention of soil erosion, competing species and predators that would normally keep them in check at home are frequently absent from the new environment. This allows the plant or animal to aggressively take hold, displace native species and lead to degradation and decline of our natural diversity. Zebra

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mussels and the emerald ash borer beetle are two invasive species that are of special concern.

Zebra Mussels Zebra mussels are a fingernail-sized black-and-white striped mollusks (similar to clams) native to the Caspian Sea region. They were recently discovered in Lake of the Ozarks, the first confirmed Missouri impoundment to host this prolific aquatic pest. Previously, the mussels were only known to exist in portions of the Mississippi, Missouri and lower Meramec Rivers.

The invading mussels pose no known health risks to humans, but they can cause serious problems. Zebra mussels

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Due to the large number of watercraft that enter and leave the Lake area each week, biologists fear impacts from zebra mussels can quickly spread if left unchecked. Water recreationists across the state can take the following actions to prevent further spread of zebra mussels: INSPECT boats and trailers thoroughly, and dispose of any trash, mussels or aquatic weeds in a trash container before leaving any water body.

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State officials are also asking Missourians to be alert for a pest that could devastate forests and city landscapes.

The emerald ash borer is a bullet-shaped beetle that grows up to a half-inch long.

Though its metallic green color is beautiful to look at, what it does to ash trees is not.

The larvae live beneath the bark of green and white ash trees creating Sshaped trails. The tender inner bark is the tree’s circulatory system and its destruction spells death for infested trees. When the adults emerge through the bark, they leave D-shaped holes up to three-sixteenths inch in diameter.

Other types of wood-boring insects leave oval or round holes of various sizes.

The emerald ash borer is not native to the United States. It was discovered near Detroit in 2002 and likely entered in wooden packing material from Asia.

The pest has decimated ash tree popula-

tions in southern Michigan and has established beachheads in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. More than 20 million ash trees have fallen victim and economic losses are running into the tens of millions of dollars. Ash trees are very common in cities, where they were planted to replace trees killed by Dutch elm disease.

Ash wood is hard, tough and straight-grained, which makes it good material for bows, tool handles, baseball bats and musical instruments. Ash trees are important ecologically, too. They account for 3 to 10 percent of trees in natural woods in Missouri and as much as 30 percent of urban trees.

Mature ash trees often develop cavities that certain bird species need for nesting. Their seeds provide food for cardinals, finches and other birds, and their presence lends diversity to Missouri forests, making them less vulnerable to devastation by diseases or parasites. No North American ash tree has proven resistant to the emerald ash borer.

Missourians need to be alert to signs of infestations and report them so state officials can respond. Interstate transportation of emerald ash borers is almost always in firewood or nursery stock. Nursery owners and agriculture officials have taken measures to keep the beetles out of nurseries. That leaves firewood as a source of infestation.

The best way to ensure that you don’t bring emerald ash borers into Missouri is not to bring firewood home from other states. Out-of-state travelers should leave firewood behind. If you accidentally bring firewood into Missouri, burn it immediately.

Zebra mussels and emerald ash borers join a growing list of invasive species challenging the health of Missouri’s conservation resources. Only a working partnership between each citizen, resource professionals and landowners will address this daunting problem. To find out more about the growing list of invasives and steps you can take to prevent their spread, go online to www.missouriconservation.org. If you would like to learn more about healthy options for native plants around your home, business or farm, visit the Grow Native! online resources at www.grownative.org.

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Corporate Environmentalism, Green and GOLDEN! nder natural conditions, 90% of the earth’s ozone is in the stratosphere where it intercepts and absorbs UV radiation from the sun. This is the “good� ozone. Ozone in the stratosphere forms when UV light from the sun hits an oxygen molecule, O2, causing it to split into two very reactive free oxygen atoms, O. These react with other O2s to form ozone, O3. Eventually an O3 will break down and recombine to form O2, but the formation and breakdown are a steady state process ensuring a relatively constant level of O3 in the stratosphere.

Except that there are now chlorofluorocarbons in the stratosphere. Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were invented in the 1930’s by Thomas Midgely Jr. as a safer alternative than the chemicals then in use as refrigerants - methyl chloride (toxic) and sulfur dioxide (toxic) and ammonia (toxic and flammable). To show their relative harmlessness, Midgely even inhaled CFCs and then used his breath to blow out a candle.

By the 1960’s CFC’s, along with carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform, were widely used for refrigeration (DuPont’s Freon), as components of foam plastics (Dow’s Styrofoam), as solvents, and as aerosol propellants. A related group of halocarbons (carbons with halogens - chlorine, fluorine and bromine - attached) were used for extinguishing fires (halon gas) and methyl bromide was used as a soil and cargo fumigant.

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The resulting ClO collides with another free atom of oxygen and the oxygen’s combine to form O2. By speeding up the breakdown of O3, and by pulling free oxygen atoms out and catalyzing the formation of O2, the chlorine was steadily reducing the amount of ozone in the stratosphere.

The process is accelerated at the poles because ice particles in the clouds that form at very cold temperatures, -80° C, act as sites for the breakdown to happen.

The British Antarctic Survey had been monitoring ozone since 1957 and had a 20 year record of regular seasonal patterns. But beginning in the mid 1970’s significant decreases were being recorded. n 1973 F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina proposed that there was a connection between CFCs and the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer (for which they won the Nobel Prize in 1995 along with Paul Crutzen). The National Academy of Sciences confirmed their conclusions in 1976, and use of aerosol propellants using CFCs was banned in 1978 (for gen X folks, that is why there are jokes about hairspray and deodorant destroying the ozone in those seventies movies - modern propellants do not have this effect).

While industry cooperated with the withdrawal of CFCs as propellants, they dug in their heels at any other interference with a $2 billion annual business and $135 billion of installed refrigeration equipment that used CFCs, arguing that the science was not conclusive.

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And a consortium of eleven companies in the refrigerant field has invested in a cooperative research effort to speed up the development of environmentally safer alternatives.

There is gold in corporate environmentalism, and smart managers know how to find it. This enlightened self interest has got to be the strategy we encourage in every company if we are going to minimize the economic, social and political dislocation we are headed for in this century under a business as usual scenario.

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Then a NASA Ozone Trends Panel published a 1988 report saying that in addition to the hole in the Antarctic, ozone was thinning globally. Within 9 days DuPont announced it was going to phase-out CFCs altogether (though it did give itself until 1995). Why the dramatic turnaround?

Well, it might have been a sense of public responsibility, but there is also research in economic theory that suggests in situations where environmental impacts are high and environmentalists are numerous, well organized and motivated - a legitimate threat - the smart thing for a company to do is get ahead of the regulatory curve by voluntarily reducing its emissions. Even if the reductions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as great as would have been achieved by regulations, environmentalists may prefer to reserve their political and social capital for more serious fights. Or if regulatory legislation does go forward, a company that already reduced emissions could influence the final legislation. Or, a company might deflect or mitigate enforcement of regulations stricter than their standards if seen as environmentally responsible and trustworthy. This preemptive approach is called corporate environmentalism.

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CFM Members Will Make Wreaths For Fundraiser hese days there is a lot of excitement at the Horse Creek Christmas Tree Farm. Owners Terry and Lona Lewis, members of CFM, are gearing up to provide the Christmas wreaths that CFM uses for a fundraiser. They will be working with CFM to sell wreaths and to promote awareness of CFM. Terry and Lona joined CFM to honor their friend Mike Schallon, second vice president of CFM. They became aware of the wreath sold by CFM. The wreath was beautiful but it reflected a West Coast look with mixed greens that grow best in that climate. The wreath was green the first few days but turned brown with the warm days of last December.

Horse Creek Farm specializes in creating Midwest wreaths with greenery that grows best in the Midwest. Scotch pine with the three different needle types, cedar with blue berries and white pine with soft wispy needle are most used. Many of the designs incorporate berries, pinecones and other items that remind people of the outdoors.

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made with Scotch pine and cedar. Adorning the wreath will be red berries and pinecones. Buyers will have a selection of

two bows, the traditional red felt or a red plaid bow. The price will be $32.95.

The second wreath is a special creation

for CFM members, our classic country wreath. This deluxe wreath is artfully embellished with a trumpet and bells to herald the holiday season! This version is exclusive to CFM and is accented with a special limited edition bow, pinecones and other natural materials.

No one wants a wreath that quickly turns brown, if there are warm days. To keep this from happening, the boughs for the wreaths will be treated with a desiccant that helps the needles keep their color and retards water loss. Any of the wreaths hung outside will last months. Those used in the inside will be good through the entire Christmas season. Additionally, all the wreaths will be very fresh. They will have been made within two weeks of shipping.

Horse Creek is also interested in helping promote awareness of CFM and interest in joining. Horse Creek will add literature to the wreath box about the wreath and information about CFM. Horse Creek believes the arrival of the wreath should be a statement about a friend caring enough to send a Christmas gift that also helps nature by supporting CFM. Terry and Lona are excited about working with CFM because they have a history in Missouri. Both taught in the Parkway School District in West County Saint Louis for over twenty years. They supported and voted for the conservation sales tax when it was passed in Missouri.

Today they live in the Loess Hills near the Missouri/Iowa state lines. Their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cut and Chooseâ&#x20AC;? tree farm is in a valley of the Loess Hills.

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Key To Protecting Natural Resources May Be In Your Own Backyard powerful storm system tore through the St. Louis area and nearby counties July 19 and 20, knocking out power for more than half a million people and damaging several buildings.

Also left in the storm’s wake was a large amount of debris in the form of limbs and downed trees.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued a waiver that temporarily allows this vegetative waste to be disposed of in landfills to facilitate a speedy cleanup. Some of this material could be considered “yard waste,” which has been banned from Missouri landfills since 1992.

The department defines yard waste as leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden vegetation, Christmas trees and limbs with a diameter of less than six inches. Yard waste was banned to conserve landfill airspace and because it has a readily available and beneficial use: composting or mulching.

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Woody yard waste can be composted if it is chipped, but be sure not to use pressure treated or painted wood. Wood can also be mulched, more on that below.

Composting has several benefits for homeowners with plants or gardens on their property. It enriches the soil and improves plant growth by recycling organic material back into the soil and adds nutrients to the soil.

Compost can improve the texture of soil by breaking up heavy clay or binding sandy soil and increasing its water and

Using mulch conserves water and reduces weeds, as well as saving space in the landfill.

nutrient retention. Using compost rather than fertilizers can also prevent potentially harmful runoff and thus pro-

tects Missouri’s rivers, streams and lakes.

Mulching is a good option for woody yard waste. Mulch conserves water, keeps down weeds, helps to regulate soil temperature by acting as a blanket on the ground, and reduces soil erosion.

Mulch provides ideal conditions for earthworms that are vital for healthy soil and plants.

By using compost and mulch, you can keep your plants healthy by ensuring they get the nutrients the need and also protect them from the elements.

Healthy plants help to clean our air and protect our soil from erosion. The key to protecting Missouri’s resources may very well be in your own back yard.

The department has several guidance documents for people interested in composting. To request copies, you can call the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at (573) 751-5401 or send a letter to DNR Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Many of these documents can also be viewed on our web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/swmp.

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CAPITAL CITY FLY FISHERS SEP 12: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (7:00pm) SEP 16-17: Quarterly Outing, Montauk State Park OCT 5-7: Southern Council FFF Conclave, Mountain Home, AR OCT 10: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (7:00pm) GREENWAY NETWORK SEP 23: The 11th Annual Big River Rendezvous, Tom Sawyer Riverboat; Larry Ruff (636) 949-2793 HEAVENS ANGLERS SEP 9: Lake Sunnen Tournament OCT 7: Lake Kincaid Tournament MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF MEAT PROCESSORS SEP 8-10: Golf and Bus Tour; Niki Cloud (417) 237-0410 MISSOURI BASS FEDERATION SEP 9: Federation Directors Meeting, Columbia OCT 20-21: Missouri State Championship, Table Rock – Kimberling Inn MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED SEP 8: Linn Dinner, Saint George Church, Linn (6:30pm); Glenn Bish (573) 5551212 SEP 14: Clinton Recruitment Meeting (6:30pm); Eric Finks (660) 334-3888 SEP 15: Saint Charles Dinner, Saint Peters Parish Hall, Saint Charles; Dunstan Disselhorst (636) 699-9869 SEP 16: Joplin Dinner, Memorial Hall, Joplin; Brad Ganaway (417) 434-7615 SEP 16: Parkville Banquet, Parkville Athletic Complex, Parkville; Bill Mundy (816) 741-4414 SEP 16: Squaw Creek Sponsor Dinner, Mount City; Kevin Owens (816) 689-0122 SEP 21: Greater Kansas City Dinner, Bartle Hall, Kansas City; Bill Ekey (816) 2305979 or Ned Eddy (816) 686-6090 SEP 22: Blackwater Sponsor Dinner, Warrensburg; Dave Hakes (660) 747-6931 SEP 23: Grand River Fall Dinner, Elks Lodge, Chillicothe (5:00pm-7:00pm); Scott Englert (660) 646-0740 SEPT 25: Saint Joseph Recruitment Meet-

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ing, Missouri Department of Conservation; Chris Weddle (816) 294-9371 SEP 30: Carthage Dinner; Bryce Morris (417) 359-4083 SEP 30: Lewis & Clark Dinner, Liberty; Marvin Davis (816) 518-0556 OCT 7: Saint Joseph Dinner, Molla Country Club, Saint Joseph; Chris Weddle (816) 294-9371 OCT 7: Marshall Dinner, Saline County Fairgrounds; Jerry Frerking (660) 886-8319 OCT 14: Brookfield Dinner, Elks Lodge, Brookfield; Jeff Hill (660) 258-2391 OCT 21: Branson Dinner; Bruce Crawford (417) 334-3888 OCT 21: Boonville Dinner, Knights of Columbus Hall; Boonville; Musial Wolfe (660-882-6387 OCT 28: Stockton Dinner; Casey Jones (417) 276-2825 MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUND-RAISING BANQUETS SEP 16: Platte County Longspurs, Platte County Fairgrounds, Tracy; Paul Lowery (816) 506-7048 SEP 23: Lewis County Strutters, Queen of Peace Parish, Ewing; Ronnie Richardson (660) 462-3640 SEP 30: Rhine Valley Chapter, Saint Joseph Hall, Rhineland; Stanley Meyer (573) 2946207 SEP 30: Sugar Creek Toms, Pineville Christian Church, Pineville; Dan Fuller (417) 436-2800 OCT 6: Gasconade River Gobblers, Belle/Bland Community Center, Belle; Daren Light (573) 859-3013 OCT 6: Clay Howlett Memorial, VFW, Laquey; Mike Hartley (573) 774-5029 OCT 7: Clark County Longbeards, Clark County R-1 Middle School Auditorium, Kahoka; Leonard Stutz (660) 866-2590 OCT 7: Bunt Cumbea Laclede County Chapter, Cowan Civic Center, Lebanon; Warren Vanlenti (417) 718-2451 OCT 14: Triple B Chapter – Buffalo Big Birds, Grace Community United Methodist Church, Buffalo; Marty Hawkins (417) 326-9940 OCT 14: Little Dixie Longbeards, Knights of Columbus Hall, Mexico; Ben Doerge (573)

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